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Valley Primary School and Nursery

Primary Local authority maintained school in Whitehaven CA28 8DA

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  • School Reference Number: 134214
  • Address: Whinlatter Road, Whitehaven CA28 8DA
  • Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Jardine
  • Telephone: 01946 694152
  • Website: valleyprimary.cumbria.sch.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Community school
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 294
  • Local Education Authority: Cumberland
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2004* (Result of Amalgamation)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 03/03/2015

Rating published on 26/03/2015

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
6 March 2024 29 April 2024 School inspection
27 February 2019 21 March 2019 Short inspection
3 March 2015 26 March 2015 Full inspection Good
5 July 2013 26 July 2013 Monitoring visit
23 April 2013 16 May 2013 Full inspection Requires Improvement
9 January 2012 20 March 2012 Interim assessment
6 May 2009 27 May 2009 Full inspection Good
11 June 2008 31 July 2008 Curriculum and development visit
27 April 2006 18 May 2006 Full inspection Satisfactory

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Unique Reference Number134214
Local Authority Code942
Local Authority NameCumberland
Establishment Number3661
School / College NameValley Primary School and Nursery
Establishment Type Code01
Establishment typeCommunity school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code01
Reason establishment openedResult of Amalgamation
Open date01-09-2004
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity294
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils279
Number of Boys133
Number of Girls146
Percentage Free School Meals37.30
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10071773
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date06-12-2024
StreetWhinlatter Road
Locality
Address3
TownWhitehaven
County (name)Cumbria
PostcodeCA28 8DA
Websitewww.valleyprimary.cumbria.sch.uk/
Telephone01946694152
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameSarah
Headteacher/Principal last nameJardine
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000063
DistrictCumberland
Ward CodeE05014204
WardMirehouse
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001583
Parliamentary ConstituencyWhitehaven and Workington
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000063
Easting298235
Northing515787
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Copeland 005
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Copeland 005E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code909
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2023 Cumbria
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100110798527
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004004
LSOA CodeE01019296
Free School Meals100
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN134214
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/134214
LAESTAB9423661
School nameValley Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationCommunity School
School open date01/09/2004
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityCumberland
Parliamentary constituencyWhitehaven and Workington
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeCA28 8DA
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils279
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10321406
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection134214
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection9423661
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionValley Primary School and Nursery
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection07/03/2024
Ungraded inspection publication date28/04/2024
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS452022
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date03/03/2015
Publication date26/03/2015
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection134214
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9423661
School name at time of latest graded inspectionValley Primary School and Nursery
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS412838
Previous inspection start date23/04/2013
Previous publication date16/05/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection134214
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9423661
School name at time of previous graded inspectionValley Primary School and Nursery
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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